Christmas sewing happiness

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas. 🙂 I know I did!

I took part in both Vicki Kate’s Sew Merry Christmas Swap and Kat’s Sewists Secret Santa – I had so much fun choosing things to send to the people whose name’s I drew and wrapping them all up. Hopefully the people I sent them to enjoyed them!

And check this out – two lovely presents that were sitting under the tree for me, full of crafty goodness!

Firstly, here’s the gift I got from TJ as part of the Sew Merry Christmas Swap.

A length of pretty pink-and-white floral lawn, a cute dress pattern, and a mystery KnipMode pattern for a vest. I’m going to start with the floral lawn – I have plans for it already. 🙂

And here’s what I got from my Sewists Secret Santa.

How cute is this cotton? It’s got retro swimming ladies on it! Yippie!! And there’s ribbon, and lace, and green-and-white gingham bias binding, and a lovely button. I’m tossing up whether to start with the swimmers cotton, or the bias binding. So many options for both!

Thank you so much, TJ and my mystery Secret Santa! I love it all. 🙂 (And thank you Vicki Kate and Kat for organising such fun swaps!)

Oh and BTW the Knipmode pattern isn’t a vest (it was called one in Dutch tho’ XD) it’s a cocoon style cardigan (the pink one in the magazines pattern section of my swap page). I’m wearing one (in my size) on the May 25th and May 30th entries of thispost.